Oil-can



WITNESSES 1. H. HALL AND w. B. HAMXLTON.

OIL CAN.

APPLICATIQN FILED SEPT- 4. I919.

Patentgd May 25,1920.

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A TTOR/VEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. HALL, OF RUPERT, IDAHO, AND WILLIAM B. HAMILTON, OF DELTA, UTAH.

OIL-CAN.

Application filed September 4, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMns H. HALL and IVILLIAM B. HAMILTON, citizens of the United States, and residents of Rupert, 1n the county of Minidoka and State of Idaho, and Delta, in the county of Millard and State of Utah, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is an improvement in 011 cans, and has for its object to provide a can of the character specified having means for permitting the oil to be forced from the can in spurts, or in a steady stream, by grasping the can between the thumb and the first two lingers and making pressure with the thumb toward the fingers with the can so held.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a vertical section of the improved can;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the bottom plate or plunger.

In the present embodiment of the invention the improved can comprises a body 1 which is the receptacle for the oil, a cylinder 2 slidable in the body and a bottom plate or plunger 3 of conical form which drives the oil from the cylinder through the spout or nozzle 4, the said nozzle being connected to the cylinder 2 by a tapered portion 5. The bottom of plunger. 3 has a series of legs 6, three in the present instance, which are secured to the convex face of the plunger, the said face being downward, by means of angular portions 7 on the legs, which are riveted or otherwise secured to the plate.

The opposite ends of the legs have feet which rest upon the bottom of the body of the can and are connected thereto in any suitable manner. A coil spring 9 encircles the legs between the bottom of the can body and a marginal flange 10 on the lower open end of the cylinder, and this spring acts'normally to force the cylinder upward, holding it in the position of Fig. 1. The body has a series of longitudinal slots 11 just above the plunger when the parts are in normal position, for permitting the oil to pass from the reservoir in the can body to the cylinder, from whence it may be forced by the movement of the cylinder. It will be evident that when the cylinder moves inward as soon as the slots 11 pass beyond the plunger, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1920.

Serial No. 321,558.

further flow of oil into the cylinder will be prevented, as will also the passage of the oil from the cylinder to the reservoir.

A ring 12 is threaded into the top of the body l,the said top being reduced, as shown, and a second ring 13 is threaded on to that portion of the ring 12 which extends above the can body. Each of these rings has an inwardly extending rib 14: and 15, respectively, fitting closely about the cylinder, and a suitable packing may be arranged between the rings if desired.

In operation, with the parts in the position of Fig. l, which is the normal position, it will be evident that the oil may flow freely from the reservoir into the cylinder. WVhen the cylinder is pressed toward the bottom of the can body the flow of oil from the reservoir will be shut ofi, and the oil will be prevented from flowing back into the reservoir and will be expressed from the spout or nozzle. The can may be handled with one hand and will positively express theoil at the point desired.

l/Ve claim:

1. An oil can comprising a body or reservoir having an opening in its top, a cylinder mounted to slide in the opening and having its inner end open and provided at its outer end with a spout or nozzle, a plunger in the cylinder and rigidly supported against the bottom of the reservoir to prevent inward movement with the cylinder, and a spring normally pressing the cylinder outward, said cylinder having openings for permitting the oil to pass from the reservoir to the cylinder, and having a radially extending flange for limiting its outward movement, said plunger being a conical plate arranged with its apex downward.

2. An oil can comprising a body orreservoir having an opening in its top, a cylinder mounted to slide in the opening and having its inner end open and provided at its outer end with a spout or nozzle, a plunger in the cylinder and rigidly supported against the bottom of the reservoir to pre vent inward movement with the cylinder, and a spring normally pressing the cylinder outward, said cylinder having openings for JAMES H. HALL. WILLIAM B. HAMILTONF 

